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california's 52nd district. california's seventh district. north carolina's seventh district. called on monday was arizona ninth district. so, that is from "the washington times" this morning. the headline, "to west allen, west." he is refusing to concede the house reelection battle. six days later. that is "the washington times" with an update. front royal, virginia, republican, let me go back to you. go ahead. caller: my thought is that i am a republican, but also an american. america voted for obama. we need to pull together as a country. all of the people in the congress and the senate need to pull together and think about what all of the american people need and what is good for this country. if that means that right now republicans have to been in a little bit, they have to do it and fix this budget so that we can move forward as a country. host: taxing the wealthiest americans, is that enough? caller: now, it is not, but we have to make a move forward, working together, and if we do not stop fighting and work together, we will not do anything. host: so, does that mean t
california's 52nd district. california's seventh district. north carolina's seventh district. called on monday was arizona ninth district. so, that is from "the washington times" this morning. the headline, "to west allen, west." he is refusing to concede the house reelection battle. six days later. that is "the washington times" with an update. front royal, virginia, republican, let me go back to you. go ahead. caller: my thought is that i am a republican, but...
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and there was a provision -- an initiative in california to require it, but the voters of california rejected that. right now the voters of california have not shown a willingness to go along with that. but i think the conflict between organic and genetic modification is going to go on. there are going to be battles over this for a long time unless these two sides come to some agreement on some kind of buffer zones or something between their types of production. host: we have a call from our farmers line in california. caller: i wanted to see if i could get a little explanation on what the farm bill has to do for the dairymen. and there are two sides. what is the discussion and why the upper or with some dairymen and not others in this program? thank you. guest: certainly. the farm bill, over the decades, from the 1930's, has paid a big role in the dairy industry, trying to keep prices at a level where farmers could afford to stay in business, not keeping them so high that the dairy processors believe that they cannot make a profit. it is a big battle every time. under the bill that
and there was a provision -- an initiative in california to require it, but the voters of california rejected that. right now the voters of california have not shown a willingness to go along with that. but i think the conflict between organic and genetic modification is going to go on. there are going to be battles over this for a long time unless these two sides come to some agreement on some kind of buffer zones or something between their types of production. host: we have a call from our...
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in california, the unions spent probably at least four to one on the campaign to raise taxes in california and to defeat the measure that would have defunded the unions. they are going after the contributors to the people who are finding for measure 32, the one that would have hurt the unions. are going after them. these politicians in california and washington -- if you contribute against them, you are on the enemies list. it is free speech. they have money and ideas they want to contribute. it seems like there is another way that comes on a lot. lt democrat.d democriolt guest: i think the caller makes the point of the supreme court made. the supreme court of support free speech. that is fine, except when most of us get up and speak on a soapbox, we are not wearing virgas. you know where i am. -- we are not wearing burkas. you know where i am. you know where my organization is. you can look up that information and if you have a problem, you know where that is the problem i have is that more and organizations are not disclosing and we are not seen that information because -- at least, the
in california, the unions spent probably at least four to one on the campaign to raise taxes in california and to defeat the measure that would have defunded the unions. they are going after the contributors to the people who are finding for measure 32, the one that would have hurt the unions. are going after them. these politicians in california and washington -- if you contribute against them, you are on the enemies list. it is free speech. they have money and ideas they want to contribute....
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caller: my name is josh and i have been patient in california since 1999. i have seen a lot of unnecessary raids by the federal government. will this happen in colorado and washington? guest: the short answer is too soon to tell the federal involvement in the california medical marijuana program is a result of the lax state regulations on the program. medical marijuana is regulated county by county in california and you don't see much federal involvement. that industry has grown up and sprung up across the state budget don't see much federal involvement because the state has heavy regulations on the program. they know when they plant and harvest and the weight of the trucks shipping it out. they know the delivery and wrote collation -- and location. that is what the federal government has allowed them to continue. host: travis from oregon, on our line for republicans -- caller: i wanted to discuss the fact that legalizing it here in the states would take the money away from the cartels and mexico and maybe produce more revenue in the state. it is like alcoh
caller: my name is josh and i have been patient in california since 1999. i have seen a lot of unnecessary raids by the federal government. will this happen in colorado and washington? guest: the short answer is too soon to tell the federal involvement in the california medical marijuana program is a result of the lax state regulations on the program. medical marijuana is regulated county by county in california and you don't see much federal involvement. that industry has grown up and sprung...
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host: mark is our next call from california on our independent line. caller: i have two daughters who are attending public schools and they were attending private school. my contribution is approximately $30 per day. at the private school, it was private instruction. more days per school year than the public school and so forth. now i am moving them into the public school system. i get a note from the school system saying if your children are absent for a given day, the school does not receive money for the days they are not there. they were hoping we could cover their cost of $40 per student day. my first question is, how is it that at a public level where they have a fraction of the number of days of instruction per year and hours per day are shorter, they are asking for $40 per student day and they are getting a better quality of education at $30 a day per student. in the state of california, we are going broke. how can we justify more money for pensions? the second question i have for you is that you have mentioned the bush tax cuts for the rich an
host: mark is our next call from california on our independent line. caller: i have two daughters who are attending public schools and they were attending private school. my contribution is approximately $30 per day. at the private school, it was private instruction. more days per school year than the public school and so forth. now i am moving them into the public school system. i get a note from the school system saying if your children are absent for a given day, the school does not receive...
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host: that was howard in california. danny says the reason we have a spending problem is because the rich investor class has created a low wage for free trade. host: here are some tweets we've been receiving on this issue. joseph says spending cuts have to be on the table, ending bush tax cuts for those earning over $250,000 is a start. aalways cut what hurts the most people blame the other side. it seems republicans are under the assumption they won this past election. they did not, the people support the president's plan. bruce is an independent in new york. bruce, good morning, you're on the "washington journal." caller: good morning. i'm a landlord and i'm a small landlord, but i rent to section 8 people and social services, and for the love of me i can't figure out is how a person has to go to work and rent because he can't afford an apartment so he rents a room, he pays maybe $100 a week. well, we have people who do not who get a one bedroom apartment for $900, ok? but here's how we save. if we took and bought a fo
host: that was howard in california. danny says the reason we have a spending problem is because the rich investor class has created a low wage for free trade. host: here are some tweets we've been receiving on this issue. joseph says spending cuts have to be on the table, ending bush tax cuts for those earning over $250,000 is a start. aalways cut what hurts the most people blame the other side. it seems republicans are under the assumption they won this past election. they did not, the people...
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you mentioned california. california was one of the first states to pass exchange legislation. those states have been moving forward, to get the components in place to be able to run their exchanges. you mentioned michigan. it is likely they will be doing a partnership exchange. some of this stems from the timing. i think governor snyder in michigan was interested in running a state based exchange, but the deadline's coming up made it a little too difficult. it is important to note that any state at any time can decide to run their own exchange. the state the urge choosing to do a partnership exchange to begin with, beginning into the 14th -- the states that are choosing to a partnership exchange to begin with, they can build the capacity at the state level. once they tell the federal government want to do their own exchange, a year after they make that announcement that it take over responsibility for the exchange. in florida, with governor rick scott, it is clear that the law is going to move forward and be implemented. states are thinking hard about what is best for their st
you mentioned california. california was one of the first states to pass exchange legislation. those states have been moving forward, to get the components in place to be able to run their exchanges. you mentioned michigan. it is likely they will be doing a partnership exchange. some of this stems from the timing. i think governor snyder in michigan was interested in running a state based exchange, but the deadline's coming up made it a little too difficult. it is important to note that any...
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what againstin california has happen nationwide. -- what has happened in california happened nationwide. i am not sure how much credit arthur davis has. i was disappointed when he left the party and supported mitt romney. i did not buy his reasons for doing so. i would disagree with him on this. i do not think republicans should write off the african- american party at all. they are talking about jobs, improving the economy. if they are willing to save medicare and social security are going to stay, they can get african-american votes. to write them off as arthur davis suggested i think would be a colossal mistake. host: we will get to your calls in just a moment. you can also send us a comment on facebook or twitter. what surprised you about the election? guest: was surprised me was the breadth and the depth of president obama's victory. in this split america with 5% of people independent voters, i think it was a very decisive victory. if you look at all of the stories we were reflecting before hand, this will take months to figure out, this will go to the house of representatives. bal
what againstin california has happen nationwide. -- what has happened in california happened nationwide. i am not sure how much credit arthur davis has. i was disappointed when he left the party and supported mitt romney. i did not buy his reasons for doing so. i would disagree with him on this. i do not think republicans should write off the african- american party at all. they are talking about jobs, improving the economy. if they are willing to save medicare and social security are going to...
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but i taught at the university of southern california, he was still in southern california. and he had just finished his phd before i arrived and was teaching in southern california. i gave a lecture there to the middle east community on campus. and my recollection is meeting a doctor morsi who had graduated from usc. i have a hunch that probably was him. but beyond that i have not encountered him personally. he was not a personality on the egyptian scene. was a very key player in the muslim brotherhood, but he was not even the first candidate for the presidency. he was a pull back position when the first candidate was disqualified. so, he is not as well known, but you certainly fluent in english and nose america well. and i suppose that when he and hillary clinton had the conversation or when he and president obama have a phone conversation, did absolutely no problem communicating. host: right-wing radical says the villa a tweet, who is the reigning missiles on israel all year? in another a tweet -- has obama is drawn or help or hurt the united states in the region? guest:
but i taught at the university of southern california, he was still in southern california. and he had just finished his phd before i arrived and was teaching in southern california. i gave a lecture there to the middle east community on campus. and my recollection is meeting a doctor morsi who had graduated from usc. i have a hunch that probably was him. but beyond that i have not encountered him personally. he was not a personality on the egyptian scene. was a very key player in the muslim...
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ken, california. democratic caller. caller: a lot of the argument going around is uncertainty, and republicans say it is uncertainty over tax hikes on the rich, but it is actually the demand side that is broken, not the supply side. dan mintz any move the government makes to take money out of the pockets -- that means that any move the government makes to take money out of the pockets of the middle income people will hurt the economy. one third of the economy and economic problems are caused by lack of unemployment. so, if more money were spent on a jobs program, especially building roads, things that increase productivity, we would be much better off than giving tax breaks to the rich. so, i think the argument is skewed because we have a supply- demand economy, and it is the demand but is broken here. host: zachary goldfarb. guest: the most immediate problem is a continued lack of demand and economic activity which is leftover from the financial crisis and the recession, and there is a debate in washington over whether
ken, california. democratic caller. caller: a lot of the argument going around is uncertainty, and republicans say it is uncertainty over tax hikes on the rich, but it is actually the demand side that is broken, not the supply side. dan mintz any move the government makes to take money out of the pockets -- that means that any move the government makes to take money out of the pockets of the middle income people will hurt the economy. one third of the economy and economic problems are caused by...
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host: to reset in california. let's move on to barry from massachusetts. caller: i think it is just pregnant women who were allowed to vote, that would speed up the process. then the big interest people could finance them or to them into -- somebody made them pregnant. it would have an influence. that would speed them up. host: we will leave it there. we have a tweet from somebody who identifies themselves as sea of tranquillity. more from the article in "the baltimore sun." this is talking about a proposal from senator mark warner. the article goes on to say -- back to the phones. ernest is calling on the independent line from philadelphia. caller: good morning. host: give me one of your remedies for speeding up the voting process. caller: i would like to speak about the independents and third-party is being included in debates. host: we are talking about the voting process itself. caller: right. what we can do is have more polling places available for people to vote. host: did you vote until this election? caller: yes, for jill stein. host: how long did
host: to reset in california. let's move on to barry from massachusetts. caller: i think it is just pregnant women who were allowed to vote, that would speed up the process. then the big interest people could finance them or to them into -- somebody made them pregnant. it would have an influence. that would speed them up. host: we will leave it there. we have a tweet from somebody who identifies themselves as sea of tranquillity. more from the article in "the baltimore sun." this is...
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that is true in california or anywhere. if you do not have sponsors on both sides of the aisle, do not bother. host:on twitter -- this is "to the baltimore sun." the go through the list of tax cuts to expire. let's take a look over the next phone call at what we are looking at when it comes to negotiations. angela in maryland, a democratic caller. caller: i want to talk about the fiscal cliff. we're talking about 3% on the wealthy. every economist and even the wealthy themselves say it needs to be part of a bipartisan deal. every person, richman economist says revenues have to be part of a bipartisan deal. if not the entire economy is going to collapse. it is 3%. it will not get rid of the deficit. but it creates confidence that america can get along and work out their problems and start reducing instead of adding to the deficit. without the confidence, every economist says we're going to head into a recession. the richman will lose all of his money. we are all going to lose our jobs. why dillydally over 3%? as far as socia
that is true in california or anywhere. if you do not have sponsors on both sides of the aisle, do not bother. host:on twitter -- this is "to the baltimore sun." the go through the list of tax cuts to expire. let's take a look over the next phone call at what we are looking at when it comes to negotiations. angela in maryland, a democratic caller. caller: i want to talk about the fiscal cliff. we're talking about 3% on the wealthy. every economist and even the wealthy themselves say...
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host: jean in california on our line for republicans. caller: hello. if we did raise the taxes on the top 2%, that this will affect all of our problems. obviously in order for that to work you have to cut spending as well. so do you propose to do that? >> is a combination of issues. and it is not just the tax rate from the upper 2% i am talking about. we are talking about, there will not be enough revenue generated on the table to soften the cuts and to preserve what some of the military functions of are also on the table as well. there is not enough. so you have to look further. as i said in response to another question, you have got to look at financial institutions, the tax break, it is a comprehensive approach to revenue generation and is not just the 2%. at will not be enough. are there going to be cuts? there are. but there has got to be investments. if we are going to get out of this economic doldrums that we are in now for the long term, the investment in education, children, their preparation for the future, it is essential. if we are going to
host: jean in california on our line for republicans. caller: hello. if we did raise the taxes on the top 2%, that this will affect all of our problems. obviously in order for that to work you have to cut spending as well. so do you propose to do that? >> is a combination of issues. and it is not just the tax rate from the upper 2% i am talking about. we are talking about, there will not be enough revenue generated on the table to soften the cuts and to preserve what some of the military...